Remembering Ted Williams 7/5/2002

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FRANK SCHERSCHEL/TIMEPIX		Remembering Ted Williams Photos of the 'Splendid Splinter,' who died July 5, 2002, at the age of 83 Eagle Eyes: Of course, it doesn't hurt if, like Williams, you also have piercing eyesight and superb hand-eye coordination. Williams often said hecould see the seams of the ball as it spun toward him at speeds nearing 100 mph.

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